Legal Opinion
Potter v. Minskoff
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 14, 1956PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBastow, J.
The complaint in this action has been sustained on the theory that it alleges a single cause of action for conspiracy in inducing a breach of contract. We find it difficult to agree with this conclusion and a study of the complaint makes it hazardous to state what cause of action, if any, has been alleged. It has been held that when purchasers of realty and others conspire to refrain from dealing with a duly authorized real estate broker and although accepting the fruits of his labors, prevent him from earning a commission due him as a part of the transaction, the closing of which brings…
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- Navarro v. FioritaNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
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